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Minersville Reservoir Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Oct 23, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

The Beaver bargain: a high-desert trophy pond where Utah's quality rules grow 20-inch rainbows on a fraction of Strawberry's fame.

2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Water temp
~47 F est.
Air / High
51 / 53 F
Wind
W 12 mph

Sources: Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
23
October 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

2/5Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Minersville Reservoir asks for patience today: short windows, precise presentations. Today brings clear skies, wind W around 12 mph, rising pressure near 1016 hPa and a high of 53. Water sits around 47 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 10:10 AM-12:10 PM and 10:38 PM-12:38 AM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Rainbow troutExcellent

In cold water rainbows use the deepest pools in rivers (Vermont), so slow, deep drifts there are the usual approach; Michigan DNR notes lake rainbows are also taken with bait or by jigging through the ice.

Brown troutExcellent

Below 50Β°F, fish slowly through the deeper pools; in early spring on the Great Lakes, Michigan DNR notes browns are often caught inshore before other species start biting.

Tomorrow: Similar at 51 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 AMHow this report is made β†’

Before you go

Utah requires a fishing licence from age 12, from $40.00 for residents. What a Utah licence costs and where to buy it β†’

Chasing rainbow trout here? Check the size and bag limits with UDWR before you keep anything. The season dates for Utah, read off the agency, are on the Utah seasons page.

Water and weather

Live readings.

No live gauge on this water

Conditions here are modeled from weather, season and the nearest stations. Water readings appear when a USGS gauge is available.

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Right now

Latest readings

Air temp51 F
High / Low53 / 39 F
WindW 12-14 mph
Pressure1015.8 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain8% cloud, 50%
Sunrise / Sunset07:48 / 18:42
MoonWaxing Gibbous, 91%
Water temp (seasonal)~47 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

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Which day to fish Minersville Reservoir this week

The best day on Minersville Reservoir this week looks like Saturday Oct 24, at 3 out of 5, against 2 today.

Best day this week: Saturday, Oct 24 β€” fair at 3/5, rising pressure behind a front, typically the slowest.

Today, Oct 23 β€” Tough

Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Solunar majors
10:10 AM-12:10 PM and 10:38 PM-12:38 AM
Minor period
4:33 AM-5:33 AM
Sun
07:48 to 18:42
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Showers, 21 mph
Rain chance
50%

Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out: how the score is built.

Species guide

The species that matter on Minersville Reservoir: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Rainbow trout illustration

Rainbow trout

Spring and fall in most lakes; rivers fish year-round while the water stays cool

A cold-water trout native to Pacific drainages from Alaska to Baja California, now stocked in most states and fished in rivers, tailwaters and lakes. In cold water rainbows use the deepest pools in rivers (Vermont), so slow, deep drifts there are the usual approach; Michigan DNR notes lake rainbows are also taken with bait or by jigging through the ice.

Brown trout illustration

Brown trout

Spring along Great Lakes shorelines; low light and overcast days in rivers; fall spawning runs

A European trout first stocked in the US in 1883 and now fished in rivers and lakes nationwide; it tolerates warmer water than other trout, and mature stream fish feed mostly at night. Below 50Β°F, fish slowly through the deeper pools; in early spring on the Great Lakes, Michigan DNR notes browns are often caught inshore before other species start biting.

When to come: the Minersville Reservoir calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Rainbow trout
Brown trout
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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 47 F (estimated, not a reading).

30405060JanMarMayJulSepNovOct, ~47 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

No angler reports yet this weekBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Minersville Reservoir today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Oct 22

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 63 F, wind to 20 mph.

Wed, Oct 21

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 61 F, wind to 13 mph.

Tue, Oct 20

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 69 F, wind to 9 mph.

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Before you go

License

Utah requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Utah license. Artificial flies/lures only; 1 trout over 22 inches: check DWR quality rules.

Access

Minersville County Park ramp and camping; dam and inlet bank access.

About this water

1,000 acres in the Beaver high desert, Beaver County, UT. The quality-rule trophy pond.

Fishing Minersville Reservoir: the full guide

Quality by rule

Minersville runs Utah's quality-fishery playbook on 1,000 high-desert acres: artificial-only, one-over-22 limits, and the scud-rich water to back it: rainbows and cutbows average 16-20 inches with genuine 5-pounders cruising the flats. Strawberry's crowds drive past: Beaver County keeps the dividend.

The stillwater game

Float tubes and small boats work the weed channels: leeches and buggers stripped slow, chironomids under indicators when the midges pop, and callibaetis dries on the calm mornings of early summer. Bank anglers score at the dam and inlet: the lake fishes honest at walking pace.

Smallmouth surprise

A quiet smallmouth population patrols the rocky south shore: 2-3-pound fish on Neds and tubes all summer: the two-species day (trout dawn, bronze afternoon) that most quality waters can't offer. Wipers appear in cycles from old stockings: surprises keep the lake interesting.

High-desert practicalities

The county park runs the ramp and camping (modest fees, big skies): wind sweeps the sage flats by afternoon (mornings rule): and winter caps it for a genuine ice season: jigs over the flats for the same quality rainbows. Beaver's I-15 exit sits 20 minutes east: the detour that outfishes the destination.

Common questions

Why is Minersville so good for big trout?

Quality regulations plus scud fertility: artificial-only rules let fish reach the 20-inch class the lake feeds. It is Strawberry's payoff without Strawberry's parking.

Can you ice fish Minersville?

Most winters, yes: the same quality rainbows through the hard water on jigs. Check DWR ice reports: the high desert freezes honest.

Is fishing good at Minersville Reservoir right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Nearby waters

Panguitch Lake37 miOtter Creek Reservoir44 miFish Lake65 miColorado River115 miCave Lake119 miHuntington Creek123 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 38.2170, -112.8330 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows
Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
How this page was made. The daily report is computed by our scoring engine from live readings; nobody types it. The written guide was drafted with AI assistance. Unlike our newer pages, it does not yet list the official pages its facts were checked against: that audit is under way, and anything it cannot verify will be taken out. Pablo Ruiz Quintero sets every guideline, the data-verification system and the minimum standards a page must meet to be published, reviews page structure and approves what goes live; the responsibility is his, and the AI carries out the work. We work this way because it is how one person can keep every page current with named sources. Errors are published in the verification log; the full policy is in the editorial policy.

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